The secret's out.
The reason there are no taxis available during rush hour in Singapore is — tadah — the uncles are busy gambling.
"Industry observers estimate that 5 per cent to 10 per cent of taxi drivers are habitual gamblers," reports The Straits Times.
That probably also explains the notebooks drivers keep handy to write numbers on.
So why do cabbies risk losing money from bets when they could instead be earning money driving on peak hours?
In simple words, that's because "their mentality is strange," Prime Taxi general manager Eric Cang told ST.
Well that explains a lot.
Photo: Taxi Singapore
The secret's out.
The reason there are no taxis available during rush hour in Singapore is — tadah — the uncles are busy gambling.
"Industry observers estimate that 5 per cent to 10 per cent of taxi drivers are habitual gamblers," reports The Straits Times.
That probably also explains the notebooks drivers keep handy to write numbers on.
So why do cabbies risk losing money from bets when they could instead be earning money driving on peak hours?
In simple words, that's because "their mentality is strange," Prime Taxi general manager Eric Cang told ST.
Well that explains a lot.
Photo: Taxi Singapore